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o Hypokalemia ▪ Potassium level <3.5 mEq/L ▪ Causes: • Reduced potassium intake • Increased potassium entry into cell • Increased potassium loss ▪ Treatment: • Replace potassium orally and/or intravenously ▪ Manifestations: • Membrane hyperpolarization causes: • Decreased neuromuscular excitability • Skeletal muscle weakness • Smooth muscle atony • Cardiac dysrhythmias • U wave on electrocardiogram (ECG)

A patient presents to your Urgent Care Center complaining of a sore throat, high fever, andchills. You perform a rapid strep test. The result is negative. Which of the following is true? Question 11 options: The rapid strep test has a low specificity, so you can be confident that a negative test meanspatient really does not have strep. You should give the patient a dose of clindamycin IM to prevent the development of rheumatic fev You should give the patient Levofloxacin po for 5 days to pr...

Discharge planning and required follow-up care Discharge patient home on PO medications when stableF/U with PCP within 24-48 hours. F/U with GI, OBGYN Take medications as ordered. Do not stop or skip the medications even if you feel better without consulting the PCP.Call your healthcare provider right away if you have any of the following: Tiredness that persists for 2 to 3 days, decreased exercise tolerance, chest pain or pressure feeling, persistent SOB at rest or with mild activities, fe...

Some of the laws governing Medicare Parts C and D Fraud, Waste, and Abuse (FWA) include the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA); the False Claims Act; the Anti-Kickback Statute; the List of Excluded Individuals and Entities (LEIE); and the Health Care Fraud Statute. - correct answer false

Some of the laws governing Medicare Parts C and D Fraud, Waste, and Abuse (FWA) include the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA); the False Claims Act; the Anti-Kickback Statute; the List of Excluded Individuals and Entities (LEIE); and the Health Care Fraud Statute. - correct answer false

Acute Stress/PTSD support (2 questions) • Providing a safe environment is the priority for any client who is a victim of a serious crime/assault. • ASD: 2 days to 1 month o Meet immediate needs o Build therapeutic alliance o If distressed, limit to immediate care o Complete psych assessment ▪ Focus on reexperiencing, avoidance or numbing, hyperarousal, dissacociation o Goals of treatment: Reduce the severity of symptoms, Prevent or treat trauma-related comorbid conditions, Improve a...

10. A nurse is assessing a client who has severe preeclampsia. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse expect? a. 2+ deep tendon reflex b. Proteinuria of 200mg in a 24-hr specimen c. Polyuria d. Blurred vision

5.A nurse tells the unit manager, “I am tired of all the changes on the unit. If things don‟t get better, I‟m going to quit. “Which of the following responses appropriate? A. “So you are upset about all the changes on the Unit” “I think you have a right to be upset, I am tired of the changestoo” B. “Just stick with it a little longer. Things will get better soon C. “ You should file complaints with

19. A nurse is preparing to administer purified protein derivative (PPD) to a client who ha s suspected TB. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take? ANS: Ensure the injection produces a wheal on the skin 20. A client who is diagnosed with Parkinson's disease verbalizes frustration due to increas e difollowingiculty with ambulation. Which of the following responses should the nurs e take? ANS: Perform active ROM with your arms and legs two times a day

A nurse is preparing to assist with the insertion of a nasogastric tube for a client who has a small bowel obstruction. which of the following supplies should the nurse gather? - answer pH test strips A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a school-age child who has hemophilia about participating in school sports. Which of the following sports should the nurse recommend for the child? - answer -swimming -golf -gymnastics